Arabeyes: Online Democracy, Water Conservation and Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood Activists · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

This week's Arabic translation has good and bad news. On the good side is a pioneering scheme by Jordan to publish draft laws online and give people the chance to comment on them before being passed as legislation while on the bad are stories about more censorship and arrests of student activists in Egypt.
Jordan: Online Democracy
Jordanian Batir Wardam sings laurels to his country's pioneering move to post drafts of new legislation on-line and allow comments from the public.
Kuwait: Water Conservation
In Kuwait, Da Vinci comes up with an innovative idea to conserve water in the desert Emirate. Click the link to check out the photographs!
UAE: The Rule of the Jungle
Osama, from the UAE, has his own axe to grind, after he was stood up by a tradesman.
Egypt: Blogger's Father Dead
Ana Ikhwan, or Abdulmonem Mahmood, writes about the death of a blogger's father.
Egypt: A Friend in Jail
Mahmood, who himself had a stint in jail, has more bad news.